LED Project Season 1
Mynte X AP Müller
AP Müller (Brazil)
The South of Brazil region has recognized tradition in leather production. 90 years ago the AP Müller was founded. Grounded with permanent ethical principles, its history still always based on responsibility and commitment to quality. The protagonist on the evolution of vegetable leather processing, AP Müller supplies high value-added articles.
With the association of technology and design, it combines high quality leathers with a committed relationship with the environment and customers, allying competitiveness for over nine decades.
Nichapa Jitsangboon (Thailand)
Marroque X Fuga Couros S/A
Fuga Couros S/A (Brazil)
is a Brazilian company founded in 1947. Specialized in garment bovine leather along these 74 years of existence, today, with more than 20 plants (5 of them are tanneries), they are present in all kind of market – Garment, Upholstery, Automotive, Fireproof leather, Waterproof leather, Leather goods, Shoes and WetBlue. Fuga Couros is Gold certified by LWG (Leather Working Group) and CSCB (Brazilian Leather Certification of Sustainability).
Nannaphat Sirasitsiri (Thailand)
The founders Khun Fai and Khun Tee started to learn making leather bags from Japanese artisan as a hobby in 2015. Since then they have been obsessed with every detail of bag-making, from how to choose the best kind of leather, how to make bag patterns, how to stitch and put everything together into a leather bag. In 2019, they turned their passion into a brand, Marroque, to present themselves through designs.
Marroque has introduced a variety of bags of simple functionality, minimalism and high-quality. The signature Wendy model is widely recognized. Designed by Thai designers, it is the version after improvements and trials. Marroque’s design is all about functionality, looks, and durability for every occasion.
Bangkok Bootery X Teampiel International
Teampiel International (Italy)
Teampiel was born in 1999 from the desire to create a juncture between the manufacturing of luxury leather and high-end brands, with a keen eye to the clients. Teampiel’s most important values are the artisanship of the products and the attention to the client, leading to the creation of innovative products. Today Teampiel is a reference point in the fashion world to the most important luxury brands, thanks to the research and quality control of materials and the constant attention given to workmanship.
Jiratot Tiranut (Thailand)
Bangkok Bootery is an exotic leather company founded in 1937 in Thailand. Handcrafting and offering the highest quality of leather and exotic skin goods such as bags, shoes, belt, jacket and a wide range of other small leather accessories.
From 80 years of experience in the leather and supplier have made the company one of the most than 20 stores across the country. Bangkok Bootery is dedicated to use the highest standard of leather and is one of the brands in Thailand that remains unrivalled in the world of exotic skin products both men and women. All the Exotic leather products are made with genuine Exotic skins, such as Crocodile, python, Ostrich, Stingray and etc with cites.
Vera X BALDERESCHI
Baldereschi srl (Italy)
Baldereschi srl was born in 1999, in tuscany, near Florence, in the heart of Italian fashion area , with the goal of spreading out all their creations around the world. The experience of over 20 years of their people, has made the brand known all over the world, not only for leading the trends, but also for their technical knowledge on all kind of leather.
Vilaiporn Sirinapapant (Thailand)
The concept of VERA originated when Vilaiporn Sirinapapant traveled the globe, with her curiosity and her appreciation of meaning behind all cultures. She loves to visit the local market and that is when she found her first design. The design was clean classic but wisely designed for its usage. Eventually, she decided to start her own label.
VERA is all about the well made accessories that are wearable for women of any ages. Its motto is to construct of every detail that will make your life easier and fits the soulful spirit of all women. The importance of design and quality of leather and materials used are carefully sorted to produce perfectly everyday products that last.
Byo X Tannerie Remy Carriat
Remy Carriat Tannerie (France)
Established in 1927, Remy Carriat produces exceptional quality leather for use in the finest handbags, shoes, saddles and upholstery, and guarantee with customers with the best choice of the finest young bull and buffalo calf skins, produced according to a renowned tanning, and finishing expertise.
Tommy Ambiyo (Indonesia)
Tommy Ambiyo is the founder and creative director of Byo. A trained industrial designer, his avid interest in science fiction and fantasy lends a futuristic influence to the brand’s aesthetic, giving an idiosyncratic stamp onto each of his design.
Byo is a fashion brand focused on wearable experimental objects, taking an innovative approach by combining sci-fi-inspired futuristic aesthetic with traditional craftsmanship in the creation of the designs. All of Byo products are designed and hand crafted in Indonesia. Since 2014, Byo has been exploring the concept of interweaving. The brand works together with skilled craftspeople in Indonesia who turn interwoven designs into wearable objects that are relevant for the present, and the future.
dash. X Megisserie Raynaud Jeune
Raynaud Jeune (France)
Company Raynaud Jeune was founded by Elisée Raynaud in 1928 in Mazamet. At this time Mazamet was the world’s the major place for fell mongering sheepskins from all over the world. Millions of bales arrived every year in Mazamet where they were dewooled, using the famous and unique “sweating process”, leaving the skins in a humid atmosphere allowing a controlled fermentation that would open the hair bulb , then releasing the wool. Skins issued from this industry were then sold to the local tanners making leather with vegetable extracts for leathergoods or shoe lining.
Nont Pongpairoj & Nuttida Kedjarun (Thailand)
dash. was founded in 2019 and is a lifestyle brand for modern men and women who seek simplicity in their ever-busy life. They believe in creating better experience through simplicity in everyday life. dash.’s mission is to help remove frustrations and inconvenience from daily tasks and therefore design everyday products & services that help create a seamless experience to make customers’ day more enjoyable.
One of their iconic collections, the DA17 Conductor & DA18 Sling bag recently won Silver Awards at the prestigious A’Design Competition in Italy.
La Mitra X Megisserie Bodin-Joyeux
Megisserie Bodin-Joyeux (France)
Bodin-Joyeux was founded in 1860, and since its very beginning it has shown its passion for beautiful leathers. From the antique magnificent parchments, the first activity of the company, to the sensual feel and wide range of colours of the lambskin. The ability of Bodin-Joyeux to tailor, with its R&D department, many different colours and articles according to customers specifications has fostered its partnerships with high fashion companies all over the world. Bodin-Joyeux, has about 100 employees and it produces nearly 600 000 lambskins per year. In addition, Bodin-Joyeux has been awarded the label of “Responsible and Sustainable Company”.
Kawalee Wu (Thailand)
Kawalee Wu was inspired by her father’s career in the leather industry, and her mother’s passion for Thai crafts, so she decided to study fashion marketing at the University of Derby. Kawalee’s urge to build a brand to create value for Thai crafts and create a sustainable income for the indigenous people brings La Mitra to reality.
The brand La Mitra was founded in 2019, named after the Thai word ‘มิตร’ meaning friendly and eco-friendly and ‘เมตตา’ meaning kind and giving. La Mitra’s mission is to reduce byproducts from the food industry in a mindfully conscious way as well as to empower indigenous women by hiring them with a truthful cost structure and to take pride in their traditions. The brand raised funds from Shark Tank Thailand in 2019, won Demark Design Excellence Award and was featured in The Clouds magazine.
Designers submit applications for L.E.D. Project.
Applications will be screened by L.E.D. Project Selection Committee.
Approved designers submit their leather goods designs, with leather preferences.
APLF selects a partner exhibitor or tannery for each participating designer, based on the designer’s material choices and product designs.
APLF connects designers with the chosen partner exhibitors, who then coordinate with regard to leather styles, designs, quantities, etc.
Designers produce their prototypes and display these at APLF Dubai in March 2023.
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
